Culture
Amid venue closures across the city, local artists, studios, and performers push back with creative and accessible alternatives
“I was really upset when the VEC closed ... and it was like, ‘what is the common denominator to prevent it from happening again?’”
Two Rats Loving takes on Battle of the Bands finals
Two Rats Loving is a Victoria-based, multi-genre band, comprising three students, a tattoo artist, and a UVic alum that started practicing in September. Now, they're in the Battle of the…
JP Meldrum can’t stop creating
In anticipation of his 30th birthday, Meldrum knew he wanted to “own it as hard as possible,” while already working towards completing several projects at the beginning of the year.…
Local musicians Cree Dubreuil and Irvin Waskewitch share their passion for drumming
“It takes a lot of effort to sing and drum for a long time,” Dubreuil said. “It can hurt your body all over. But I like being with everyone at…
There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You About): Seeing Sun Ra in the Age of the Algorithm
Sun Ra lived with his interests long enough to understand them; he lived with them long enough to let them change him and manifest from the inside out. Maybe that’s…
Offbeat: CFUV shares top February albums
Your campus radio station’s top ten tunes last month
Shirley Moorhouse combines textile art and new media in artist in residence program
Shirley Moorhouse, an Inuk artist born in Happy-Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, combines her incredible wall-hangings with digital media as UVic's newest Taqsiqtuut artist in residence.
‘Big Stuff’ unpacks attachment and grief with comedic flair
The show is initially framed around the couple attempting to downsize the literal wall of boxes onstage, and discovering that it’s much more difficult than they initially thought, requiring the…Our Digital Print Issue
